Drowning World

Alan Dean Foster

May 2024 · Humanx Commonwealth Book 7 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Eric Jason Martin

About this audiobook

"A fast, fun read for fans of Foster's fantastic alien worlds." -Booklist Fluva, the Drowning World, is a rain-drenched planet on the fringes of the Commonwealth whose indigenous species, the warlike Sakuntala, and its immigrant species, the hardworking Deyzara, stand on the brink of civil war. The wettest place on Fluva is Viisiiviisii, an immense jungle thriving with exotic plants and deadly predators. Endless rains have made the jungle a treasure trove of rare and valuable botanicals. A man can get rich there. Or die trying. Bio-prospector Shadrach Hasselemoga has come to seek his fortune-if he survives the terrain once his sabotaged ship goes down. When a Sakuntala and a Deyzara are dispatched to rescue the unfortunate soul, their ship crashes, too. Now, in order to survive, the three unlikely allies must do something that no one has ever done before: escape the Viisiiviisii before it consumes them . . . "[A] rousing SF adventure packed with action, intriguing human and alien characters, and a message of strength through diversity." -Library Journal "Surefire entertainment . . . The author's mastery of his exotic setting cannot be denied." -Publishers Weekly

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is also the author of the novelizations of many films, including Star Wars, the first three Alien films, and Alien Nation.

Eric Jason Martin is a producer, director, and voice performer based in Los Angeles. He is the AudioFile Earphones and Audie Award-winning narrator of over 200 audiobooks, including works by Kurt Vonnegut, David Foster Wallace, Karin Slaughter, and Lee Child.